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22: Naruto's cool!

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Ok, so he's mostly a dork. But a sweet dork! And he does have his cool moments.

23: No, you've got it right; that's pretty much the best anime that's ever been made (what objectivity?). Though I've found other anime I love, I've yet to find one I love quite as much. You might want to check out Princess Tutu, though. It's a lot milder, and more romantic, but has the same surreal insanity.

40: I love this secret. Secret maker, you are awesome.

46: It really isn't; maybe you're just not looking in the right places? About a third of the fic I've read in my newest acquired fandom (One Piece) have been gen. And I was actually looking for Zoro/Ruffy! (Why is that pairing so rare?)

65: What matters most in cosplay is a well-made costume (no cheap-lookingf cloth and bad sewing) and good hair. If the hair is wrong, the whole cosplay fails. The face is not very important. Also, what can make up for practically anything is having the attitude of the character you're playing. If you don't behave in the right way, even the best cosplay outfit seem lackluster and not as good as it actually is.

Er, this is quite a lot from someone who has never cosplayed, but I work at a lot of cons, so I see a lot of cosplayers. The best ones are always the ones who carries themselves as the character they play, and spent as much time on the hair as on the costume.

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That's why you use wigs. Cosplay involves a lot more than just costumes, really. It's hair, makeup, costume, et cetera. Wigs are fabulous and unless I most definitely can use my hair for a costume, I always wear one.

Cosplay really isn't that scary. If you ever want any tips or suggestions I'm always willing to help. Also, cosplay.com is a great place to get tips from others.

You'd be surprised how many people don't. I know first approaching the hobby can be kind of intimidating. I remember looking at cosplayers like Adella and Yaya back in the day and never thinking I could ever come close in comparison. Then I actually tried cosplay. I started out simple and used some found items and then altered them and sewed a few things for it. I actually did use my real hair after cutting and styling it.

The key is if you're uncertain about cosplay, start simple. Find a character or design you like that's not too complex and try to replicate it. Or alternatively you could buy or commission a costume to get a feel for it.

And really the cosplay.com forums -- while I rarely have used them myself -- are a great place for tutorials and tips. You might come across a few cosplayers who think that being rude somehow makes them better, but from my experience a lot of cosplayers are lovely people and they're often willing to help you with questions.

Everyone has to start somewhere. So you should really look into it if you want to cosplay because I've had a blast.

Well, it really depends on how complex a costume is. It'd suggest limebarb.com for commissions since she does some lovely work, though I know that a lot of her stuff is in the $200+ range. Also, try communities like cosplay_com and ask around since I know that you can probably get a lot more feedback there than from just one person. You can alternatively look on eBay for costumes since there are a lot of Hong Kong sellers who carry a lot of costumes from popular series and they're usually around the $50 range. Wigs can be purchased from cosworx.com, amphigory.com and there are a lot of sellers on eBay who sell decent quality wigs for a fraction of the price, though most are based in Asia and therefore you'll need to allow for shipping costs and time.

Also, cosplayers do sell off their costumes from time to time and though those can range anywhere from $50 to $1000 depending, it could be a nice way to snag a fabulous pre-made costume if the size is right. I've sold off a few of mine in the past and the buyers have always been really happy with the costumes. I don't take commissions myself due to time constraints, however my sister who I will say is arguably a better seamstress than I does take commissions and she'd probably be in a position to make something in the future.

The best thing is to look around, weigh your options and decide how much you want to invest in something and go from there. Some will be a lot less expensive than others depending on difficulty and materials. I usually spend about $200+ on materials alone on each costume but I like high end fabrics so there are much cheaper alternatives.

Edited 2008-03-14 00:16 (UTC)

It really depends. I think as long as you're completely honest about having commissioned costumes or bought them then it's perfectly fine. While I make all my own stuff, I have some friends who wear costumes made my other people -- sometimes friends, sometimes commissioners -- and as long as you're not going around claiming to have made it on your own, no one's going to care I think.

I would totally have a costume commissioned just for the fun of it myself in the future. I've been thinking about getting a original design done by lillyxandra just because I love her work and I'd feel perfectly fine doing so.

Cosplay should always be about fun first and foremost, so I really hope you try it sometime in the future because I've had a lot of fun myself.

Yeah, I agree with

klytaemnestra. It's very, very rare to have hair that matches a character; styling a wig is almost always the best choice.

One of the best cosplayers I've seen always uses wigs; its' hard to make real hair look as unnatural as a manga character's. XD

I hear you! Nothing bothers me more on a cosplay than when someone doesn't bother with the hair. I mean, even if you have a cheap wig, so long as you have the colour and more-or-less the style, it's better than showing up with your lank, brown hair!

Is body language really that important? I'm planning to crossplay, I guess I'll have to start looking more at male body language.

I used to crossplay and I always had the difficulty of standing like a girl in most of my pictures. Habits are hard to break.

I personally don't think body language is really that important unless you're involved in masquerades, though I do like to play up the character whenever I do photoshoots so it looks like a still out of a movie instead of a pretty picture.

Edited 2008-03-14 00:19 (UTC)

Well, it can be important - a boy once won a cosplay competition as Shinji (from Evangelion) because he walked on stage in Shinji's exact slouch, with headphones in his ears. That cosplay is basically a white shirt and black trousers, but the whole audience cheered!

But that was for the competition in particular. Practicing a certain entrance on stage should be enough, and poses for when being photograhped is always nice when you're looking at them afterwards (and sometimes they're uploaded to the con website, aren't they?). Or just learning a certain typical gesture of a character is enough, if you do it with style!

As for walking around at the con, I think it would lessen the fun a bit if one has to think about that all the time. And when people really look is mostly during photo shoots and stage performance anyway.

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